"I was just so relieved to get that goal," he said. "It took a bit of a deflection, but I don't care. It went in.

"I think I probably would have been down for a penalty, I'm sure I was one of the five, but I was glad to win it in extra-time.

"Fair play to Leicester, they caused us all sorts of problems and never let their heads drop, even when we went in front twice. I thought we were the team pushing for a winner in extra-time and their keeper made some great saves, but Leicester were still a threat.

"In the end, though, what matters in the cup is getting through and nobody really cares how you do it.

"We got the dream start, but we didn't build on it and Leicester never gave up. They gave us a tough game."

Villa were backed by a vociferous 4,200 army of fans who Martin O'Neill described as "phenomenal".

Agbonlahor added: "The fans were superb and I was really pleased for them.

"They turned out in their thousands, so they deserved to see us win the game."